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Deep learning models trained with large amounts of data have become a recent and effective approach to predictive problem solving -- these have become known as "foundation models" as they can be used as fundamental tools for other…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-17 José Guilherme de Almeida , Nuno M. Rodrigues , Sara Silva , Nickolas Papanikolaou

Recently, the first foundation model developed specifically for image segmentation tasks was developed, termed the "Segment Anything Model" (SAM). SAM can segment objects in input imagery based on cheap input prompts, such as one (or more)…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-11-10 Simiao Ren , Francesco Luzi , Saad Lahrichi , Kaleb Kassaw , Leslie M. Collins , Kyle Bradbury , Jordan M. Malof

Accurate mapping of individual trees is an important component for precision agriculture in orchards, as it allows autonomous robots to perform tasks like targeted operations or individual tree monitoring. However, creating these maps is…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-07-17 David Rapado-Rincon , Gert Kootstra

The accurate semantic segmentation of tree crowns within remotely sensed data is crucial for scientific endeavours such as forest management, biodiversity studies, and carbon sequestration quantification. However, precise segmentation…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-05-30 Georgios Voulgaris

Trees are key components of the terrestrial biosphere, playing vital roles in ecosystem function, climate regulation, and the bioeconomy. However, large-scale monitoring of individual trees remains limited by inadequate modelling. Available…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-01 Dimitri Gominski , Martin Brandt , Xiaoye Tong , Siyu Liu , Maurice Mugabowindekwe , Sizhuo Li , Florian Reiner , Andrew Davies , Rasmus Fensholt

The development of high-resolution remote sensing satellites has provided great convenience for research work related to remote sensing. Segmentation and extraction of specific targets are essential tasks when facing the vast and complex…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-02-11 Jie Zhang , Xubing Yang , Rui Jiang , Wei Shao , Li Zhang

The Segment Anything Model (SAM) exhibits remarkable versatility and zero-shot learning abilities, owing largely to its extensive training data (SA-1B). Recognizing SAM's dependency on manual guidance given its category-agnostic nature, we…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-11-23 Xiyu Qi , Yifan Wu , Yongqiang Mao , Wenhui Zhang , Yidan Zhang

Monitoring construction progress is crucial yet resource-intensive, prompting the exploration of computer-vision-based methodologies for enhanced efficiency and scalability. Traditional data acquisition methods, primarily focusing on indoor…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-11 Sri Ramana Saketh Vasanthawada , Pengkun Liu , Pingbo Tang

The success of large language models has inspired the computer vision community to explore image segmentation foundation model that is able to zero/few-shot generalize through prompt engineering. Segment-Anything(SAM), among others, is the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-04-11 Haojie Zhang , Yongyi Su , Xun Xu , Kui Jia

In fruit tree growth, pruning is an important management practice for preventing overcrowding, improving canopy access to light and promoting regrowth. Due to the slow nature of agriculture, decisions in pruning are typically made using…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-02-09 Fredrik Westling , James Underwood , Mitch Bryson

Climate change is increasingly disrupting worldwide agriculture, making global food production less reliable. To tackle the growing challenges in feeding the planet, cutting-edge management strategies, such as precision agriculture, empower…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-12-06 Rutuja Gurav , Het Patel , Zhuocheng Shang , Ahmed Eldawy , Jia Chen , Elia Scudiero , Evangelos Papalexakis

Dormant pruning of fruit trees is an important task for maintaining tree health and ensuring high-quality fruit. Due to decreasing labor availability, pruning is a prime candidate for robotic automation. However, pruning also represents a…

In this work, we propose SAM3D, a novel framework that is able to predict masks in 3D point clouds by leveraging the Segment-Anything Model (SAM) in RGB images without further training or finetuning. For a point cloud of a 3D scene with…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-06-07 Yunhan Yang , Xiaoyang Wu , Tong He , Hengshuang Zhao , Xihui Liu

Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving towards artificial general intelligence, which refers to the ability of an AI system to perform a wide range of tasks and exhibit a level of intelligence similar to that of a human being. This is in…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-05-22 Chunhui Zhang , Li Liu , Yawen Cui , Guanjie Huang , Weilin Lin , Yiqian Yang , Yuehong Hu

In recent years, the agricultural industry has witnessed significant advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly with the development of large-scale foundational models. Among these foundation models, the Segment Anything…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-05-18 Xiao Yang , Haixing Dai , Zihao Wu , Ramesh Bist , Sachin Subedi , Jin Sun , Guoyu Lu , Changying Li , Tianming Liu , Lilong Chai

Segment Anything Model (SAM), a new AI model from Meta AI released in April 2023, is an ambitious tool designed to identify and separate individual objects within a given image through semantic interpretation. The advanced capabilities of…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-06 Gabriel Bellon de Carvalho , Jurandy Almeida

Generating accurate digital tree models from scanned environments is invaluable for forestry, agriculture, and other outdoor industries in tasks such as identifying biomass, fall hazards and traversability, as well as digital applications…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-03-03 Thomas Lowe , Joshua Pinskier

This paper presents an autonomous approach to tree detection and segmentation in high resolution airborne LiDAR that utilises state-of-the-art region-based CNN and 3D-CNN deep learning algorithms. If the number of training examples for a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-10-31 Lloyd Windrim , Mitch Bryson

Segment Anything Model (SAM) is a new foundation model that can be used as a zero-shot object segmentation method with the use of either guide prompts such as bounding boxes, polygons, or points. Alternatively, additional post processing…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-05-23 Dominic Williams , Fraser Macfarlane , Avril Britten

Automatic tree density estimation and counting using single aerial and satellite images is a challenging task in photogrammetry and remote sensing, yet has an important role in forest management. In this paper, we propose the first…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-08-09 Hamed Amini Amirkolaee , Miaojing Shi , Mark Mulligan